Your house may have an effect on your figure. Experts say the way you design your home could play a role in whether you pack on the pounds or keep them off. You can make your environment work for you instead of against you. Here are some ways to turn your home into part of your diet plan.
Open the curtains and turn up the lights. Dark environments are more likely to encourage overeating, for people are often less self-conscious when they’re in poorly lit places—and so more likely to eat lots of food. If your home doesn’t have enough window light, get more lamps and flood the place with brightness.
Mind the colors. Research suggests warm colors fuel our appetites. In one study, people who ate meals in a blue room consumed 33 percent less than those in a yellow or red room. Warm colors like yellow make food appear more appetizing, while cold colors make us less hungry. So when it’s time to repaint, go blue.
Don’t forget the clock—or the radio. People who eat slowly tend to consume about 70 fewer calories per meal than those who rush through their meals. Being keeping track of the time, and try to make dinner last at least 30 minutes. And while you’re at it, actually sit down to eat. If you need some help slowing down, turning on relaxing music. It makes you less likely to rush through a meal.
Downsize the dishes. Big serving bowls and plates can easily make us fat. We eat about 22 percent more when using a 12inch plate instead of a 10inch plate. When we choose a large spoon over a smaller one, total intake jumps by 14 percent. And we’ll pour about 30 percent more liquid into a short, wide glass than a tall, skinny glass.
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1.不要试图去灭火，除非是小火；
2.告诉楼里的其他人，让他们出去；
3.拨打119电话；
4.其他注意事项。
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It is important to know what to do and what not to do when a fire breaks out.
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It's a feeling we all get at some point or another. It’s the feeling of low self-confidence, a defeatist attitude and regret. Admitting to the feeling isn’t easy, and sometimes you may not even know it's affecting you, but no matter what the case, it has to be taken care of. To deal with it, you need to know how. These tips appear to be simple, but you need to think of how they apply to you.
Stop saying “I should have ...” It’s so important to learn from our past and recognize where we went wrong, but you will never be able to feel good about yourself if you’re constantly counting those mistakes. Perhaps you really messed up and lost your friends for certain reasons that were totally preventable. Now you’re feeling there’s a hole in your life because you know something is missing. Rather than dwelling on the reason why something happened and what could have been, find a way to make new friends and surround yourself with people who love you for who you are now.
Remember that there’s no such thing as “Perfect”. You’ll always be a work in progress, as will every single person on this earth. The key is to use that to your advantage. You may be learning a new language and feel you’re really getting the hang of it one day and the next you can’t remember a single thing about what you learned the day before. That’s okay. If you accept this truth and start clearing the chimney of negative thoughts such as “I’m not good enough” and “I shouldn't try again because I’ll fail”, you will feel better.
Stay hungry, stay foolish. Challenge yourself to take chances, to create and to explore who you are. This means not always taking yourself so seriously. You’ll find yourself stumbling upon some of the greatest discoveries in your life by accident rather than by design.
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Any day that I had to go to the airport was the worst day of my life, and as a traveling appliance salesman, I had to fly quite a bit. On this particular day in 2010. 1 was assigned to a middle seat. Back then, I was so fat that I couldn't fit down the aisle (走廊） facing forward,so I was forced to walk sideways like a crab. I weighed between 340 and 360 pounds; the exact figure depended on whether I measured my weight before or after one of my enormous meals. When I finally squeezed into my seat, the seat belt wasn't long enough to fit around my 52-inch waist.They never were.
I woke up the next morning knowing that I needed to change. I started looking for signs that might lead me toward a better life and immediately a sign showed up. I turned on the TV and happened to catch an interview with former president Bill Clinton. He said he'd been under the care of a doctor who put him on a whole-food, plant-based diet. He lost weight without feeling hungry, and he was healthier and stronger than he'd been since his twenties. I never imagined my sign would come from Bill Clinton, but there he was.
I had no idea what a “whole-food, plant-based diet” was. I went online and searched for a doctor who could help me. That's when I found Preeti. 1 felt hopeful when she agreed to see me the next day. The doctor recommended a low calorie diet and suggested some moderate exercises I could do in my home. She also suggested that I go to a shelter and adopt a dog.“Exercise?”I asked, “A dog?" I couldn't believe what I heard.But, she said. “A dog is a good companion. Plus, you live in an apartment. which means the dog has to be walked. So if you walk your dog twice a day,that will be your exercise."
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With doubts and hesitation, I drove up to a dog sheller near where I lived.
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I came back home with the large black and-white dog with a big round body.
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要点：1．保持健康的重要性;
2．保持健康的方法，如：多锻炼，强身健体;多吃水果、蔬菜，保持饮食平衡;摒弃不良习惯等。
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How to Keep Healthy?
Dear boys and girls,
I’m Li Hua.
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Thank you!
